Family Tree
19 Feb 2015 · page 465 of 1306
Bit of filler for today as I've been on holiday. I'd apologise, but darnit, I had a really good time! I'll be shifting this out of the archive on Tuesday and into a different section of the site, but for now have the Barber family tree, for clarification and edification.
Notably, the fanart section updated, including a link to Widdershins fanfic!
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Don't apologize! This is awesome, and really helpful! I had lost track of all the different Barbers. Although, have we met Cassandra Fenton yet?
You haven't met Cassie or Geoff yet, nope!
I love the summaries! There's just something about that phrasing.
"Vendor of professional-level disapproval" is my favourite :D Also, I wonder if Mr DeMontfort's lack of description means it would be spoilers to include it. That, or he's both boring and completely plot-irrelevant :P
Or, it's plot-relevant that nobody knows what he is and does, but not yet determined (or maybe even not important) what that is... him being a mystery may be more important than what hides behind that mystery.
Either that, or Our Esteemed Author just doesn't know... yet.
Or dead.
Florrie's husband is alive as of last night in Widdershins timeline as this [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/october-28th-2014/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/october-28th-2014/") shows.
oh.
Maybe he's a spy? :O
No, no, no, that's Harriet the Spy
(ETA: I wonder if the Western-hemispherically challenged commenters will get the reference. Is Harriet the Spy merely an American children's book?)
Erm never heard of it myself (UK here)
I'd suggest that maybe there's some strong element of "fictional" about Mr. DeMontfort, except for the fact that with a rich noble, I suspect that the marriage itself was some big affair, so he probably exists and is actually who he's supposed to be.
(I had wondered if the previous discussion about the existence of lesbians in the timeframe and the fact that Francis is an ambiguously-gendered name might suggest some sort of alternative arrangement for Florrie. But, the more I thought about it, the more unlikely that seemed, for the reasons above).
Edmund trains BEARDS? @_@
No, that's most likely "beards" the verb, as in "he beards well". Which conveys a meaning comparable to how "to food" means "to eat".
Less likely, it refers to the occupation of being a beard. Although this is only a family tree, not necessarily a relationship status tree.
And here I assumed it referred to his very impressive beard. Which I assumed requires constant training.
Well I suppose that's another way of reading it and getting the first meaning. I mean, if you bearded well, you probably trained your beard in the process.
Yeah, just look at that thing! If that didn't require training I don't know what does anymore.
He IS a Barber.
So... been anywhere interesting, then?
Northumberland! Had some lovely walks and met a variety of very pleasant sheep.
Nice, into the wild. Does that mean that Luxuria will take a woolly shape?
'Tis the season... to remember to take an umbrella to fend off diving birdy parents with. ;P
Love the commentary on all of these.
I'm assuming this is an "as it stands" family tree, which may be subject to future changes (either within story or post-story).
Yep! I just made an About page with a copy of it on there- [http://www.widdershinscomic...](http://www.widdershinscomic.com/about/ "http://www.widdershinscomic.com/about/") may update that version as things progress.
Oh, excellent! And I'm glad Gren has a cameo too!
Cassie wants to be a wizard.
Her Aunt Harry has acquired a wizard.
I smell an apprenticeship in the works...
You know, suggesting that Harriet has acquired her very own Gentleman Wizard might not get the warmest possible reception from Ms. Barber. Just sayin'
Well, it wasn't the wizard that gave Nora all that trouble.
You appear to have June Barber and Ann Barber giving birth to Edmund Barber, and then ALL the Barber siblings giving birth to Frederick Barber. I am confused.
Since Frederick has a married son, how far into the timeline of the story is this tree?
Like the occupations!
Start at the bottom, read up.
Welp, THAT makes more sense! feels like a fool
The more so because I used to wonder why diagrams like this were called "trees" when they branched downwards
Trees branch downwards as well - but his time Kate's using the top bit.
So that's 7 Barber women descended from Henry Barber
And I still want to know where Glynis fits in.
Did anyone else besides me catch the description of Nora as a former part-time cleaner?
No doubt she sold that anomalous broken mobile phone to a rich American collector so she doesn't have to work any more. :-)
I was just thinking, "Gee, it will be good to see Nora again!"
Perhaps she has taken up smoking....
Thank you for this tree! This is very good. And helpful. Glad you had a nice holiday.
a goshdarn button, eh ? :D
And ooh, it seems pretty possible Edmund BEARDber's the one who trained Gren.
Main new info for me is that Elaine, who doesn't approve of her father or her career-minded daughters, isn't a Barber. She only married into the family. Can't wait to meet her (in the comic, don't think she'll be so much fun in real life).
To be fair, we did know she was the famous Henry's daughter in law, cause otherwise all our current batch-o-Barbers would have the name of whoever Elaine had married. I mean, unless they all changed it, but that seems a bit extreme of them to do.
That description of Elaine's, uh, occupation cracked me up. I agree, can't for her to make an appearance.
Oh yes, good point.
Y'know, I read Geoff as "smuggling artist" instead of "struggling artist"
You aren't the only one.
Took me a while to realise it shouldn't be read from the top down... :p
Me too — usually Victorian-era genealogical trees like this have the older people at the top, with descendants... er, descending. I was really wondering who fathered Cassandra Fenton's children until the light dawned.
I want to meet little Cass now.
Curses! Jossed again!
You haven't heard the last of me, Ashwin! I'll get you next time! *flies away on rope ladder dangling from helicopter while shaking fist menacingly*
Okay, so where's Nora's kid Alex? He keeps getting left out.
The family tree is accurate as of January - April 1834. Considering that Nora just recently escaped Hotel Gula and as far as we know wasn't pregnant then, the earliest plausible date for Alexander's birth would be late September 1834.
Really liked the family tree and I think it's timely pre-family meeting! I've gotta admit I've been wondering is Florrie has kids, and since this is 'to be updated later' I think I'll keep guessing. :)
I think this is a wonderful page. No apologies necessary! :D
I don't think enough people are focusing on Fredrick Barber- he's the child of basically Han Solo and Indiana Jones, and he ends up as an accountant of all things.
I'm wondering if there isn't some family tension there. "C'mon son, we're going to fight the pirate-king and recover the lost treasure of Atlantis!" "Dad, really, I never have fun on these trips- there's always dirt and mud and last time a snake slithered into my trousers. I'd really rather just stay home and read a book."
"You never come to visit us any more Fred!" "Mom, last time I came for a visit the psychology department shanghaied me." "It wasn't that bad, was it darling?" "They made me live with rats for six weeks! Besides it's tax season, and I've got a lot of work to do right now."
Both parents: wailing "Where did we go wrong?!?!?" "Maybe it was the always running off on some adventure instead of being actual parents?" "Oh yeah I guess that could have been it."
How do you even read this thing...Who had what kid?
Bottom is the oldest generation, and then it goes up and branchs.
Pepople just above the branch line are children, people next to them additions (spouses)
#squee Edmund totally lives up to the caption on the family tree regarding his beardthulhu.
They have a brother!? :D
Who's an ACTUAL barber!? Edmund Barber the Barber!?
I mean, I know that's how these last names came about in the first place, but that's not really how we get our last names now so I still claim this for The Funnies.
Trains beards...so one of them really is living up to the family name 😄